HERMOSILLA, JASON B.

BSA-1C
RIZAL 001 Rizal Life and Works

Life and Works of Dr. Jose Rizal I Module 1

WARM-UP
Directions: At home, interview any member/s of your family and ask them to recall
anything about Rizal. In no particular order, write down their answers in the box below.
The Philippines' National Hero, Jose Protacio Mercado Alonzo y Realonda, is
well-known. He published the books Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo to expose
the Church's corruption and the mistreatment of Filipinos during the time. Andres
Bonifacio was likewise inspired to bring about the revolution. He desired for the Filipinos
to have independence and authority over their homeland. He also played in the Filipina
League. Pen and paper were his weapons against the Spaniards. Because of the ladies
he loved, such as Josephine Bracken and Leonor Rivera, Jose Rizal was also a lady's
man. Jose Rizal was a multi-talented man who was also a doctor.

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS GRADED ACTIVITY #1

Directions: Based on what you had observed from the video regarding the RH Bill,
compare it with the debate in the Senate on the Rizal in 1956. Focus on the social and
political issues raised. Write your observations inside the diagram.

Differences Differences

RH BILL Similarities RIZAL BILL

-The novels of Rizal

-It does not respect religion
-The number of children per
family which was like a way
of constraining or
controlling the population
was also questioned but it
was said to be optional.
-It is not mandatory but more
of an available option.
-It is not mandatory.
were aimed at addressing
-One of the social or political the moral crisis confronting
issues presented were the our society.
separation of Church and State -It was also aimed to instil a
and the need for nationalism sense of self-determination
during the 1950s. and spirit of nationalism
among the youth.
-This two bill were not an attack
- It became non-compulsory
on the religious hierarchy of the
present time. but readily available which
was then approved
-Similar with the raised unanimously by the Senate
concern -Rizal’s books were
religiously scandalous.
 SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS
Directions: Write the different views of Fr. De la Costa and Fr. Cavanna on the two
novels of Rizal and give your own insights.
Fr. Dela Costa
Derived from Fr. According to
Dela Costa, Rizal is a national
hero not simply because he
was killed by the Spaniards,
but also because he assessed
the nation's issues with
prudence and enunciated
political and social ideals for
the sake of the country. He
was both a moral educator
and a moral role model. He
dedicated his life to
eradicating his people's
ignorance. Filipinos, he
maintained, were also victims
of their own vices. In addition,
Fr. Dela Costa argued that
Rizal's works should be
praised in principle, and that
they should be read more
widely and even taught in
schools. Rizal also maintained
that he did not mean to target
the Catholic Church, but rather
the excesses inside it.
Furthermore, there is nothing
in the books that would put a
mature, decent, and well-
informed Catholic's religion in
jeopardy. The most obvious
threat is indiscriminate and
undirected reading, particularly
among children.
GRADED ACTIVITY #2
Fr. Cavanna
There is an initiative in draft C
to dismiss Rizal's moral
significance. Rizal, he claimed,
was a social and political
reformer, but not a moral
reformer. Rizal was criticizing
the Church's own methods,
according to Cavanna.
Cavanna determined that
Rizal was challenging the
Church's ritual, which is the
sacred acts of Catholic
worship, rather than
superstitions that lead to
religious behaviors. Cavanna's
research laid the groundwork
for the prohibition. He also
came up with the notion of
picking "patriotic texts" for kids
to read. Cavanna claimed or
presented Rizal as a eradicating ignorance among
despicable guy who is
antagonistic to the Catholic
Church in his writings.
Own View
Cavanna's work had
inaccuracies, in my opinion,
due to the falsity of some of
the references he used.
Furthermore, rather than
stating what was true, he
chose to state what he
believed in. Despite the
affliction, Rizal was not
against the Church, but rather
against superstitions, abuses,
and certain rituals, as Dela
Costa said. I believe both
perspectives have valid
points, such as the need to
adapt an abridged version of
Rizal's works suitable for
students, as stated by
Cavanna and Dela Costa.
While I agree that Rizal
played a moral role in
the people, I believe his
points were more accurate
and unbiased. I agree that
Rizal was not openly targeting
the Church as a whole, and
that his goal was to improve
the lives of Filipinos.